Alsace

Question	Answer
Only red grape variety in Alsace	Pinot Noir
Primary white grapes of Alsace	Riesling Pinot Blanc Gewurztraminer Pinot Gris Sylvaner Muscat
How many miles does Alsace stretch from North to South?	75
What borders Alsace on the east and west?	Rhine River--East Vosges Mountains--West
Alsace Appellations	Alsace AOC Alsace Grand Cru AOC Cremant d'Alsace AOC
What percent of a grape must be in the wine if it is labeled?	100%
10 grapes allowed in Alsace wine production	Riesling, Gewurztraminer Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner Muscat, Chasselas Auxerrois, Klevener de Heiligenstein
What is the only Alsace AOC that allows Chardonnay to be used?	Cremant d'Alsace
Number of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace	51
What are the higher standards for Alsace Grand Cru?	Yields Minimum Ripeness No chaptalization allowed
Noble grape varieties of Alsace Grand Cru	Gewurztraminer Muscat Pinot Gris Riesling
Blends of permitted wine varieties	Edelzwicker
Blends produced with a minimum of 50% of the noble varieties	Gentil
Cremant d'Alsace approves what type of wine?	Sparkling
Alsace wines produced from late harvest grapes	Vendange tardive
Alsace wines produced from botrytis affected grapes	Selection de grains nobles
Two areas that comprise Alsace	Bas-Rhin in the north Haut-Rhin in the south
What Alsace area lies in the higher elevation?	Haut-Rhin
Alsace climate	Cold Continental

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	Created by Tony Salomone over 8 years ago